Niederhaslach Church

Niederhaslach Church
Église paroissiale Saint-Jean Baptiste
Collégiale Saint-Florent
Map
LocationNiederhaslach
CountryFrance
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
History
Founded1274
Architecture
Heritage designationMonument historique
Designated1846
Architect(s)Gerlach von Steinbach
StyleGothic architecture
Groundbreaking1274
Completed1385
Specifications
Length51.1 m (168 ft)
Height42 m (138 ft)
Administration
ArchdioceseStrasbourg

The Roman Catholic[1] Parish church Saint John the Baptist (French: Église paroissiale Saint-Jean Baptiste), formerly Collegiate church Saint Florentius (Collégiale Saint-Florent) is the main church of the small city of Niederhaslach in Alsace. The building is widely considered one of the finest and most ornate examples of Gothic architecture and Gothic art in the Bas-Rhin departement of France.[2]

  1. ^ Niederhaslach – Église catholique Saint-Jean Baptiste (in French)
  2. ^ HB Kunstführer Straßburg - Colmar - Elsaß, 1986, ISBN 3-616-06520-8 (in German)

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